06 Dec 2009 16 Comments
Saturday Haulage: Maybelline Eye Studio and Body Shop
I’m finding it hard to ignore all the great makeup displays for the holiday season and today was no different. In addition, the Body Shop had a Friends & Family sale with 20% off all products, plus an additional 10% off for members. I marched right in with my daughter in tow and picked up the Japanese Cherry Blossom Shower Gel and Body Lotion as well as one of the holiday makeup palettes (#02). I’ve been eyeing this palette for a few weeks as all the colours are right up my alley. It features a peachy pink blush and neutral shadows that are shimmery but not glittery. Isn’t it gorgeous?
The shadows seem very smooth. I can’t wait to give these a whirl. One thing I don’t love is the faux velvet packaging but c’est la vie.
After the Body Shop, we popped into Shopper’s Drug Mart where I saw a new display featuring Maybelline’s Eye Studio line which are mineral based shadows. They had duo shadows similar to the MAC shadows which I hope to try one day. I picked up a mini-sized palette ($9.99) called Give me Gold. They had some other great colour combos in the display including some gorgeous blues. But you know me, I can’t resist these types of colours.
Anyone else have these palettes? Thoughts?
And seriously, how do I stop buying the same colour families over and over?
Dec 05, 2009 @ 22:19:20
looks like Maybelline is stepping up their game! i meant to check these new palettes out but completely forgot! i was at Shoppers today and was too distracted by the Quo holiday palettes…lol
Dec 05, 2009 @ 22:47:07
both palettes' swatches look nice! they're really pigmented
you're lucky to have hauled some great finds, i don't always picked on great things from drugstore lol!
Dec 05, 2009 @ 22:53:03
oooh girl i got that body shop palette last friday – it's love! body shop had a 3 for $30 event
i saw those maybelline palettes yest. and was so surprised you could actually swatch them – i want to try one 
Dec 06, 2009 @ 00:09:33
Ah, you're making me want that Body Shop palette! What a coincidence, though, since I just bookmarked a makeup look using that palette: http://jessicaharlow.com/index.php/2009/10/21/the-body-shop-quick-easy-neutral-smokey-eyes-for-fallwinter/
I haven't seen the Maybelline Eye Studio line in stores yet, but I like how those swatches look! And the shimmery but not glittery part has got me interested. As for the not buying the same color families part…well, I can't help you there "oTL
Love your blog, keep it up!
Dec 06, 2009 @ 01:16:41
the shades are definitely great for daily use
Dec 06, 2009 @ 01:40:46
The Body Shop shop palettes looks so pretty – almost stila-esque
Dec 06, 2009 @ 04:45:12
Oh pretty! And LOL… I totally know what you mean. I try to control my impulse buying by asking myself if anyone will be able to tell the difference between shadows on my eyes. It… has worked ok so far? I also just purged a bunch of stuff from my drawer that I felt was too similar or that I just wasn't using enough. I am still not sure I'm going to let go of EVERYTHING quite yet, but it feels good to have less in my drawer and make room for other new things. =)
Dec 06, 2009 @ 06:10:04
I love some of the Body Shop stuff. I haven't tried any of their makeup since high school.. I think I'm going to go and check it out during my break from work tomorrow..
BTW, shopping date soon?
Dec 06, 2009 @ 07:22:42
We don't have Maybelline's Eye Studio line yet in the UK but I hope it will come soon because this palette is gorgeous! Thanks for the swatches!
Dec 06, 2009 @ 14:48:27
I love the body shop palette!
Dec 06, 2009 @ 15:26:39
OMG that Maybelline's Eye Studio ewyeshadow palettes looks AMAZING! I LOVE gold eyeshadows! I have to get my hands on one of these =D
Dec 06, 2009 @ 17:28:29
I love body shop products! are such a good quality!
What I love the most are the softy brushes! are amazing!
Dec 06, 2009 @ 19:06:47
ure from Toront!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and a mommy~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 06, 2009 @ 19:56:09
Gorgeous hun. I'm also finding it so hard to ignore all the great Christmas deals out there.
Not sure on the buying factor. Eyeshadow wise I'm drawn to every colour but with lipsticks I always seem to want to buy nude colours. My hands always reach for either the soft nudes or the bold reds. I must try to go for more lippie colours.
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Dec 07, 2009 @ 15:50:44
Is it wrong that I like the maybelline packaging lol.. anyways body shop is often over looked for their makeup but it really is worth checking out!
Dec 08, 2009 @ 22:40:14
Those look gorgeous!! Great swatches